Raw Data: Alcohol involved in 30% of fatal crashes last year

12:07 AM,
Dec. 29, 2013

Written by

Kristi Tanner
Detroit Free Press Staff Writer

Alcohol was involved in 30% of the fatal crashes that occurred on Michigan roads last year - resulting in 281 deaths. Fifteen lives were lost during the four-day New Year's holiday weekend in 2012, more traffic fatalities than any other holiday that year.

This year, keep these tips from the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments in mind: